For those not sure what Taekwondo is, it is a Korean Martial Art, literally translated “the way of the hand and foot”. It is a dynamic discipline, allowing the students to gain coordination, agility, focus and fun. The benefits of taekwondo are immense from basic fitness to elite level skills. It offers youngsters the ability to learn discipline and perseverance, as well as teach teenagers confidence and physical skills to defend themselves from peer pressure or bodily harm.

Taekwondo is a discipline with roots dating back over 2000 years. It has managed to retain the discipline and respect aspects of a traditional martial art, while evolving into an exciting and modern sport.

"The WTF is an international federation consisting of 174 national Taekwondo governing bodies as its members. Following the recognition of the WTF by the International Olympic Committee in 1980, Taekwondo was staged at the Olympics in Seoul in 1988 and in Barcelona in 1992 as demonstration sport. In 1994, at the Paris 103rd IOC Session, Taekwondo was adopted as an official program of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Taekwondo was confirmed as an official sport of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.” (WTF)

Taekwondo is a sport-for-all for the training of body and mind. Taekwondo has achieved as much in the past three decades as other sports did in over 100 years. Taekwondo population has been ever growing as more people appreciate the benefits of Taekwondo - sound body and mind.